Two-ump question - check swing

[justanotherblue]

Originally Posted by cbfoulds

Hard call? Not at all: did B or did he not attempt to hit the ball?
If you are 100% sure he did offer- YES, HE DID - "then that's a strike"
If you are not 100% sure he did - NO, HE DID NOT!

And, yeah, what DG said.

I see the board server has not "sprung forward".

Simply put, when your in A with a left handed batter, it's not as easy to see as with a right handed batter, where you can clearly see the barrel of the bat, hands and hips of the batter. Not as clearly seen with a left handed batter. Same thing in B or C. There are angle advantages and not. Hard call, no, clearly seeing the bat breaking the plane of the plate, not so easily seen. Can I read the intent, probably, true travel of the bat head, probably not, can I make the call, you bet I will, either way, If I believe there was intent, with a good offer, no problem.

As for why others don't ask, or say you can't ask or see from the working area, training, knowledge, and a willingness to improve game to game. To quote Jim Evans, because Charlie wasn't taught it, it won't work.